Non-refillable bottle.



Unirse sra'rgs nanna OFFICE.

CIJYDE V. WATTERS AND ISAAC H. WA'ITERS, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept., 2S, 1909,

Application filed May 15, 1909.

serial No. 496,236.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, Cm'nn V. vr'rnns and ISAAC H. lVa'rrians, citizens of the United States, residingat Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the followingis a specification.

Our invention relates to nou-refillable botties and its objects are to improve such bottles and increase the efficiency and certainty of operation with a structure composed of few parts which are simpleI in their construction. v

W ith these and other objects in view our invention comprises certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts the preferred form of which will be first described in connection ,with the accon'lpanying `*drawings and then the invention particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings wherein the l saine part. is designated by the same referencc numeral wherever -it occurs Figure 1 isl a central longitudinal section of the neck of a bot-tie provided with valves constructed in accordance with our. invention, s towing the same in the position occupied when the bottle is in upright position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing however the parts in the position they occupy when pouring liquid from the bottle; Fig. 3 is a section taken. on line 3, 3 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4, 4 of Fig. 1.

i 5 designates the neck of the bottle, said neck being preferably provided with the. .i nterior grooves 6.

7 designates one portion of the valve stopper and 8 the other portion thereof. said portions when placed together being cylindrical in. form but with the section 7 larger than the section 8. Formed in theside of the section 7 against which the corresponding side of the section 8 contacts are a pair of channels 9, 10,fsaid channels being preferably square in cross-section, as shown, with the channel 9 extending about half way of the length of thev section, and a channel formed with a straight main portion 10aa-nd a curved portion 11, whereby access t6 the valve contained in the channel is prevented. The portion 11 of the channel passes through the end of the stopper, Whereas the portion 10 does ynot extend through the opposite end of the stopper but is closed by a Wall 12. n

13 is an opening or port ext/ending through the wall 14 which separates the channels 9 and 10, said opening affording communication between the channels adjacentto the wall 1Q. Formed in the center portion of the`main section of the channel 10 is a dcpression 15.

1o, 17 are a pair of rectangulariy shaped blocks forming valves, the. blocks 1G being loosely mounted inthe niaiuiportion 10 of the channel and the valve 17 loosely mounted in the channel l).

18 is a shoulder formed on the outer side of the channel 10 for the purpose of limiting the moveu'ient of the valve 1G in said channel. Preferably the valve 16 is formed by enveloping a block of cork or other similar substance 19 in a covering of aluminium or similar metal 20, whereby the valve will have less specific gravity than water and yet bccause of the aluminium casing therefor Will not absorb liquid. The valve 17 may be formed of glass or metal may be found most desirable. K

In assembling the partsthe valve block 1G is placed in the channel 10 and the valve 17 in the channel `9. The portion 8 is now placed on top of the section 7 so as to close these channels, the two parts which are preferably formed of glass being secured together by cement or in an)y other desired way. .A cylinder is thusl produced which preferably is provided with the grooves 2() adapted to register with the grooves (l on the interior of the bottle neck, both of which are adapted to be filled with cement or other suitable material to secure the stopper in the bottle.

ln the operation of our device the liquid i's placed in the bottle and then the stopper secured therein as above described. 'lVhen the bottle is turned in the position shown in Fig. 2 for the purpose of pouring the liquid therefrom the liquid'will pass into the channel 9 and force the valve 17 to the outer end of the channel uncovering the port 13 and permitting the liquidto pass into the channel 10,. The tipping up ,of the l bottle will cause the 'valve 1G to assume the position shown which Will permit the liquid to pass around the valve thrbugh the channel 15 and into the channel 11 from which' the port 13. It will alsobe seengthat im- 4LT would remain :it the bottom of its chair' 2l und efnel resting,` against the shonlder to the fectually closingA the entrance leluinnel 9.

We' realize that eonsideruhle variation is possible in the details oi Construction und 4arrangement ot ports without departing from the .spirit of our invention, und we therefore do not intend to lin'iit ourselves to the siret-itin t'orni shown und described. v

lluving thus described our invention what we elnini u new und desire tol secure by LetterI lntent is l, A bottle stoppenlniving two e'lmnnels lornied therein extending longitudinnlly of the. stopper und lmrnllel with eut-h other, one oi said elizuniels opening' into the bottle und the other openin {l outside, ot' lthel liot'tle, 4:i pol-t. connecting Huid eluninels, :i vulve \loe:lled in eueli oll snid elninnels, one ot- Huid vulves having a great-e1* specific gravity than the liquid the bottle is adapted to contain,

and the other valve having a specific gravity' loosely fitting thesume, thehannel openin to the outside of the bottle bein(Y provide with n depression through which iquid may poss around the valve in said channel when snid vulve is in one of its positions. l

In testimony whereof we, afix our eignnf. l 

